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• December 17, 2015 17 Dec'15

  Cognitive technology, microservices top 2016 analytics trends list

  The International Institute for Analytics released its annual list of predictions, which highlights the rise of analytical microservices and data curation tools.

• December 15, 2015 15 Dec'15

  CIO role in terror fight plausible -- but not yet likely

  Last week, I asked cybersecurity experts about their reactions to calls from President Barack Obama, Congress and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Silicon Valley tech giants to ...

• December 11, 2015 11 Dec'15

  The struggle of innovation teams; should big tech help fight online terrorism?

  The mass shooting in San Bernadino, Calif., and other recent horrific acts of terrorism have spurred politicians everywhere to call for a means to make it more difficult for terrorist groups to use ...

• December 11, 2015 11 Dec'15

  Should big tech join the fight against online terrorism?

  U.S. calls on tech giants to combat terrorist threats online. Also in SearchLight: Yahoo to split; Bitcoin founder, found and lost; Zuckerberg under fire for giving away billions.

• December 09, 2015 09 Dec'15

  Prospects are bright for CIOs and chief data officers who work together

  CIOs and chief data officers will own data strategy, if they can learn to play nice. Plus, is the United Airlines customer engagement app cool or creepy? And a gimmick to build C-suite trust: The Data Mill reports.

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• December 09, 2015 09 Dec'15

  The current state of the chief data officer

  Are chief data officers having a moment or is all the CDO talk hype? According to Google Trends and Google Analytics, it's likely a little bit of both. That was the gist of an analysis of the CDO ...

• December 09, 2015 09 Dec'15

  Oracle's top 10 CIO challenges in 2015: Were they yours?

  Oracle published a list back in February of the top 10 CIO challenges in 2015. Last week, Richard Wendell, founding board member of the MIT-affiliated International Society of Chief Data Officers, ...

• December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15

  Enterprise innovation teams struggle to show what makes them special

  Innovation leaders at the recent FutureM conference make it clear that enterprise innovation teams are still a work in progress.

• December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15

  #CIOChat: 2016 technology trends and predictions

  What 2016 technology trends are set to dominate the enterprise? Share your IT predictions in our end-of-the-year #CIOChat on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 3 p.m. EST.

• December 07, 2015 07 Dec'15

  Big companies cozy up to startups to drive innovation

  How does a big company that is not exactly at a loss for new product ideas drive innovation? When a PepsiCo division focused on "breakthrough innovations" was looking for a second opinion on a slew ...

• December 07, 2015 07 Dec'15

  Forrester: ‘Irrational fear’ holds down cloud desktop use

  Got desktop as a service? Probably not. A recent report from Forrester Research says most organizations aren't lining up for the PC-sized version of cloud computing -- at least not yet -- citing ...

• December 07, 2015 07 Dec'15

  Private cloud fading, hybrid cloud ascending, Forrester says

  Part one of this two-part interview with Forrester Research analyst Glenn O'Donnell focuses on desktop as a service, a cloud computing category the research outfit said is having trouble making it ...

• December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15

  The rise of the programmable economy; the present and future of AI

  As our technology changes, so do our business transactions. In this two-part feature, Editorial Director Sue Troy explores how our current economic systems will keep pace with technology like IoT ...

• December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15

  Gilbane Conference: HBR's IT team uses Agile and wins a seat at the table

  At the Gilbane Conference, Harvard Business Review shared how its IT team became a partner to the business. Also in SearchLight: Yahoo's board might sell core business; NSA shuts down surveillance.

• December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15

  Is deep learning the key to more human-like AI?

  Deep learning is generating buzz in the AI community. Microsoft's Eric Horvitz and Facebook's Yann LeCun explain why this type of machine learning is so thrilling.

• November 30, 2015 30 Nov'15

  Harvard roboticist assembles corps of far-out machines

  A swarm of mechanical flies. A sheet of material that folds itself into an insectoid robot and scampers off. A Gumby-like figure using thick limbs to crawl across the floor. They're not the stuff ...

• November 30, 2015 30 Nov'15

  Waterfall-to-Agile transition: Five tips from Bose

  Audio equipment maker Bose's CIO plus members of the development team offer up five tips for making the move from the Waterfall development methodology to Agile.

• November 30, 2015 30 Nov'15

  I, robot, self-replicate -- therefore I am?

  I've been thinking about purpose lately -- specifically, about what having purpose means to human beings. Many of us would say our purpose is to be a good father or mother or daughter. We'd say our ...

• November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15

  Technology, people issues can set back your private cloud journey

  Choosing the right technology for your private cloud is no doubt crucial -- there are incompatibility issues and the threat of creeping complexity -- but finding the right people for your cloud ...

• November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15

  Between private cloud heaven and hell

  When Alan Waite first started talking about the difficulty of private cloud computing, he likened what could go wrong to the nine circles of hell in Dante Alighieri's Inferno, the 14th-century work ...

• November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15

  For CIOs, big data conversations shift to IoT

  The big data conversations among CIOs and senior IT leaders are starting to shift to the Internet of Things, according to Jill Dyche, vice president of best practices at SAS Institute Inc. "I still ...

• November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15

  CIOs make security a priority for 2016, but not privacy

  TechTarget's 2015 Annual Salary and Careers Survey results provided another reminder that while security is a high priority for CIOs and senior IT leaders, privacy is not. When asked to select ...

• November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15

  2015 IT salary survey highlights differences in pay by IT role

  Our 2015 IT salaries survey reveals the average pay for IT pros in the U.S., broken down by role and region of the country, job aspirations, optimism levels, and key tech projects.

• November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15

  Executive pay for senior IT leaders stable in 2015, amid big changes

  As senior IT leaders sought to adapt IT strategies to a rapidly changing, digitally connected marketplace, one thing that didn't change in 2015 was their pay.

• November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15

  2015 salary survey: IT budgets rise for two-fifths of senior IT leaders

  According to TechTarget's 2015 IT salary survey, a majority of senior IT executives said their IT budget and headcount either grew or remained stable this year.

• November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15

  Security is the common theme in 2016 top IT projects

  TechTarget's 2015 Annual Salary and Careers Survey results reveal how CIOs and senior IT leaders are coming to terms with shadow IT.

• November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15

  IT job satisfaction, IT leader aspirations on the upswing in 2015

  Technology executives have a rosier outlook on their careers, according to TechTarget’s 2015 Annual IT Salary and Careers Survey.

• November 20, 2015 20 Nov'15

  Google fortifies search dominance with mobile app streaming

  Google's new app streaming feature takes mobile deep linking to the next level. Is this good or bad news for developers? Also in SearchLight: Encryption is back in the spotlight following Paris attacks; the Word of the Year is an emoji.

• November 18, 2015 18 Nov'15

  Data-driven decisions win in blackjack -- and in business

  Still debating the merits of gut feel vs. data-driven decisions? Take a page from Jeff Ma's book, which tells how he used data to win millions at blackjack.

• November 13, 2015 13 Nov'15

  Gartner predicts IoT surge in 2016; why APM should focus on UX

  The number of connected "things" in use will rise to 6.4 billion in 2016, Gartner predicted. That's a 30% rise from this year. The consultancy also said that this explosion will drive a surge in ...

• November 13, 2015 13 Nov'15

  Gartner: IoT services, connected 'things' to surge in 2016

  The IoT services boom is on, says Gartner. What does that mean for CIOs? Also in Searchlight: Four indicted in last year's JP Morgan hack; Google's self-driving car pulled over.

• November 06, 2015 06 Nov'15

  Too much, too soon? CIOs sound off on IDC 2016 predictions

  IDC gazed into its crystal ball this week, predicting the rise of 'third-platform' tech. Also in Searchlight: Toyota drives toward autonomous autos; CIO Ralph Loura leaves HP.

• November 05, 2015 05 Nov'15

  C-level execs should keep tabs on IBM-Weather Co. deal

  IBM’s plans to acquire The Weather Co. underscores the importance of IoT and predictive analytics.

• October 31, 2015 31 Oct'15

  Survey: SMBs will run half of their apps in the cloud by 2018

  Spending on cloud-based services make up only a small portion of the IT market, but, at least among small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), investments in these offerings are expected to grow ...

• October 31, 2015 31 Oct'15

  Six 3D printing myths dispelled

  CIOs who've taken a more conservative stance on 3D printing may want to think again, according to Pete Basiliere, an analyst at Gartner Inc. "It's imperative that the IT organization be prepared ...

• October 30, 2015 30 Oct'15

  CIOs' leadership skills help teams see greater vision

  The years and days leading up to the anticipated Y2K computer glitch were frenzied for anyone in IT. Rafael Mena, who was a software development project manager at Florida's Orange County ...

• October 30, 2015 30 Oct'15

  HP bows out of public cloud; bringing Agile concepts to change management

  For many technology providers, Amazon represents one of the biggest competitive threats. This is most recently evident with HP's decision to shut down its Helion Public Cloud, ceding to the likes ...

• October 30, 2015 30 Oct'15

  HP shutters Helion Public Cloud, while Oracle takes on Amazon

  HP ditches Helion Public Cloud and refocuses on the data center. Meanwhile, Oracle's new cloud services take on Amazon. Also in SearchLight: IBM buys The Weather Co.'s digital assets; MasterCard wants to turn everything into a payment device.

• October 23, 2015 23 Oct'15

  Cloud council: Pick PaaS to swiftly develop, deploy apps

  The need for speedy development and deployment of applications is a real one -- which is why organizations shouldn't pass on PaaS. That was the gist of a talk on platform as a service by Mike ...

• October 23, 2015 23 Oct'15

  SIM CIO survey results; Dell teams up with Microsoft on hybrid cloud

  The results of the Society of Information Management's annual CIO survey are out, revealing that senior IT executives are shifting their perspective when it comes to business and IT agility. Senior ...

• October 23, 2015 23 Oct'15

  Dell World 2015: New hybrid cloud service and 'coopetition'

  Dell and Microsoft introduced a new hybrid cloud service. What does it mean for the enterprise? Also in Searchlight: IBM reports drop in profit; drone registration required.

• October 22, 2015 22 Oct'15

  SIM CIO survey results: IT agility is up, so are IT budgets

  The Society for Information Management's annual CIO survey discovered that senior IT leaders are coming at business/IT agility from a new direction.

• October 19, 2015 19 Oct'15

  The benefits of a CIO-CMO partnership; rise of the CMT

  At the FutureM conference, CMOs talked up the value of a strong CIO-CMO alliance and discussed the emerging role of the chief marketing technologist.

• October 19, 2015 19 Oct'15

  Dell-EMC and the cloud joust

  Senior IT leaders and analysts called the $67 billion Dell-EMC deal a good thing, for the most part. A combined and stable Dell-EMC should offer CIOs a great source of products for their company ...

• October 16, 2015 16 Oct'15

  Planned Dell deal shines another light on changing role of the CIO

  Dell's designs on EMC are yet another indicator that CIOs need to focus on projects that make the business stand out. Also in Searchlight: Twitter layoffs, Intel Skylake chip and Arx Pax hoverboard.

• October 16, 2015 16 Oct'15

  Frito-Lay: 'Omniculturals' at the intersection of IT and marketing

  Ram Krishnan has a big job in IT. He is the chief marketing officer (CMO) at Frito-Lay North America, a $14 billion division of PepsiCo. In addition to Fritos corn chips and Lay's "Betcha can't eat ...

• October 13, 2015 13 Oct'15

  Dell-EMC deal strikes chord with CIOs

  Dell-EMC deal: In the wake of the largest technology acquisition ever, CIOs ponder their digital strategies, vendor relationships and the future of IT.

• October 09, 2015 09 Oct'15

  Cloud contract essentials; notes from Gartner Symposium

  Migrating to the cloud is a big decision with a lot of moving parts. One of the most crucial pieces is the often-dreaded cloud contract. In this two-part feature, learn best practices for ...

• October 09, 2015 09 Oct'15

  IBM forms new cognitive business unit to promote Watson

  Can IBM bring cognitive computing to the masses? That's the mission for IBM's new Cognitive Business Solutions group. Also in Searchlight: Apple breaks up with VMware; Dell might buy EMC.

• October 08, 2015 08 Oct'15

  Gartner Symposium: Why does a CIO need a CDO?

  ORLANDO, Fla. -- How can a chief data officer (CDO) help a CIO? Gartner analyst Debra Logan counted the ways at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo. As businesses go digital, many CIOs will need help, ...

• October 07, 2015 07 Oct'15

  Gartner Symposium to CIOs: Vigilance, curiosity for better security

  ORLANDO, Fla. -- At an event where predictions of tomorrow's technology held center stage -- algorithms operating cars, smart machines helping call center agents do their jobs better, "robo-bosses" ...

• October 05, 2015 05 Oct'15

  Breach-proof? Look for security experts with deep functional knowledge

  Security breaches occur so often now that it's a rare week when one doesn't make the headlines. Companies that hope to have a chance against these constantly evolving threats need to be hiring a ...

• October 05, 2015 05 Oct'15

  Are CIOs ready for a hybrid cloud future?

  The fear of being out-competed by a born-digital upstart is so strong in today's business climate, it requires a new verb. Businesses will do anything to keep from getting "Ubered" -- that is, ...

• October 02, 2015 02 Oct'15

  The problem with focus groups

  Running a focus group is not unlike gathering requirements for an IT project: Both rely on collecting qualitative information to tap into the customer's perspective. As IT professionals know, what ...

• October 02, 2015 02 Oct'15

  The Achilles heel of biometrics; IT outsourcing mistakes to avoid

  The uniqueness of fingerprints, retinas and the other biological features that biometric authentication relies on is the security tool's greatest asset. But in light of the theft of 5.6 million ...

• October 02, 2015 02 Oct'15

  Evaluating fingerprint biometrics in a post-OPM hack world

  The OPM breach called into question the safety of fingerprint biometrics. What can CIOs learn from it? Plus: Google unveils latest Nexus devices; Experian hack exposes 15 million T-Mobile customers.

• October 01, 2015 01 Oct'15

  InfoSec leaders: Be the innovation

  Emily Mossburg, a principal at Deloitte & Touche LLP, provided information security leaders with some useful insight yesterday into why their jobs are so freaking hard. The occasion was the ...

• September 30, 2015 30 Sep'15

  SMB IT spending on software, IT services to keep rising through 2019

  Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are spending more on software and IT services, and these investments will continue to rise through 2019, according to IDC's Worldwide Small and Medium-Sized ...

• September 30, 2015 30 Sep'15

  Influence better decision making by becoming a 'choice architect'

  NEW YORK CITY -- Decisions are oftentimes colored by environment. Consider the humble cafeteria. "When you walk into a cafeteria, something comes first, something comes last," Katherine L. Milkman, ...

• September 30, 2015 30 Sep'15

  The road to hybrid cloud architecture is paved with mistakes

  IT projects of any kind can be calamitous -- and organizations mixing public and private cloud services with traditional IT have had a lot go wrong, said experts at the Hybrid Cloud Summit.

• September 28, 2015 28 Sep'15

  Gartner: 'Widening gulf' between digital front-runners and everybody else

  By 2020, more than 7 billion people and businesses -- and close to 35 billion devices -- will be connected to the Internet. The prediction, from IT consultancy Gartner, helps make that current "It" ...

• September 28, 2015 28 Sep'15

  No single path to building big data analytics platform

  Making IT an integral player in your company's big data analytics platform calls for out-of-the-box thinking about IT's role. Here's some advice on how to get there.

• September 28, 2015 28 Sep'15

  Process re-engineering underpins digital business at UPS

  United Parcel Service Inc.'s transformation from analog to digital business is well-known in the logistics industry. At the recent Big Data Innovation Summit in Boston, Jack Levis, director of ...

• September 27, 2015 27 Sep'15

  Digital shift more hype than happening at most companies: McKinsey

  McKinsey & Co. published new data this month on how C-suite executives rate their progress on digital initiatives. Bottom line for CIOs: The shift to digital is a super-high priority for the ...

• September 25, 2015 25 Sep'15

  Making the most of DataOps; IoT privacy and security qualms

  Are you practicing DataOps at your company? In this week's Data Mill column, senior news writer Nicole Laskowski explores the emergence of DataOps and outlines three steps to building an Agile ...

• September 25, 2015 25 Sep'15

  Hybrid cloud environments, choice territory for CIOs

  Cloud computing watchers touted the hybrid approach as fast and fortified at the Hybrid Cloud Summit on Thursday. Also in Searchlight: China on cyberattacks; Apple sets target date for an electric car.

• September 24, 2015 24 Sep'15

  Post-layoff, HP must tackle two cultural issues to stay relevant

  For last week's Searchlight column, I approached SearchCIO expert and former Citigroup CIO Harvey Koeppel to get his take on HP's layoff of 30,000 jobs in its Enterprise Services business as it ...

• September 24, 2015 24 Sep'15

  KPMG: Death of BPO at the hands of RPA

  Bangalore, Delhi, Manila, Cebu City, Shanghai. CIOs have traveled far afield in search of cheap labor for business process outsourcing (BPO). But according to a recent report from Cliff Justice, ...

• September 23, 2015 23 Sep'15

  Aging2.0: What do business users and senior citizens have in common? Good technology to survive

  Boston was selected to participate in a unique challenge known as 30in30in30: That's 30 pitch events in 30 cities in 30 days. Who's doing the pitching? Startups, many of them with a technology ...

• September 22, 2015 22 Sep'15

  Emerging: DataOps and three tips for getting there

  A look at DataOps, Agile analytics and an IT leader who is striving to make Boston a data-driven city: The Data Mill reports.

• September 18, 2015 18 Sep'15

  IoT initiatives 101; what HP's job cuts mean for the enterprise

  Thinking about starting an IoT initiative at your organization? Before you do, there are some things you should know. In this feature by senior news writer Nicole Laskowski, read up on IoT basics ...

• September 15, 2015 15 Sep'15

  Five steps on how to get your enterprise IoT initiative started

  If CIOs and IT leaders want an Internet of Things (IoT) initiative to be successful, they're going to need to work with the business. But expect the relationship between the business and IT to wax ...

• September 15, 2015 15 Sep'15

  Building a big data technology framework? Focus on business differentiation

  When building a big data framework, CIOs don't need to be a jack of all IT trades, but a master of business differentiators: The Data Mill reports.

• September 11, 2015 11 Sep'15

  Apple makes another enterprise bid with iPad Pro; 5 career-ending CIO don'ts

  As if you needed even more convincing that Apple was serious about breaking into the enterprise, here's further proof: Its business-centric iPad Pro is bigger, lasts longer and performs faster than ...

• September 11, 2015 11 Sep'15

  Apple iPad Pro and the great app gap

  Is the business-focused Apple iPad Pro poised for enterprise glory? Yes and no, according to analysts and CIOs. Also in Searchlight: Drone privacy bill shot down; Intel invests in quantum computing.

• September 08, 2015 08 Sep'15

  CIOs take to Twitter to crow about Apple-Cisco deal

  Last week, the Apple-Cisco deal barely got a rise out of the analysts I spoke to. This is the partnership between Apple and Cisco aimed at assuring enterprise IT professionals that both companies ...

• September 04, 2015 04 Sep'15

  Apple teams up with Cisco to enhance workplace; IT vices become virtues

  Apple and Cisco announced this week that they are partnering to make Apple devices work better on corporate networks that use Cisco technology. It sounds like a win-win, but details are sparse. In ...

• September 04, 2015 04 Sep'15

  Apple and Cisco partner to bolster iOS in the enterprise

  Apple is looking to Cisco for a bigger bite of the enterprise market. What can CIOs take away from the Apple-Cisco deal? Also in Searchlight: Samsung takes on the Apple Watch; Google unveils a new logo.

• August 28, 2015 28 Aug'15

  A CIO's cybersecurity checklist; tech integration strategies and best practices

  Cyberdefense has become major concern across the globe: Individuals, companies, governments and even national security are all being threatened by cybercrime. As the cyberthreat landscape grows ...

• August 28, 2015 28 Aug'15

  If big picture is key for digital transformation, is 'starting small' on the way out?

  CIOs taking the big data, cloud, analytics, digitization, [fill in the blank] plunge are often given this piece of advice: Start small. But new research jointly conducted by MIT Sloan Management ...

• August 28, 2015 28 Aug'15

  Will stock market instability incite IT strain?

  Wall Street's roller-coaster week has left many unnerved. Does this stock market volatility spell trouble for IT budgets and tech companies? Also in Searchlight: Google fights claims of market abuse; Windows 10 hits 75 million devices in one month.

• August 26, 2015 26 Aug'15

  Platform business model enters online food ordering fray

  The Cookie Dining debuts a platform business model designed to outcompete established rivals by offering real-time payment, lower commissions and analytics. It will have to grow fast to do that.

• August 24, 2015 24 Aug'15

  Success in CIO position increasingly tied to business expertise

  Success for CIOs has little to do with technical knowledge, according to research out of Columbia University; a culture lesson from Disney; and the rise of digital humanism: The Data Mill reports.

• August 24, 2015 24 Aug'15

  Gartner Catalyst: Listening is serious business

  Having to go to San Diego for work doesn't strike many people as much of a chore. "Oh, lucky you!" they say. "You have to go to the beach." Others shout out a list of attractions: "The U.S.S. ...

• August 21, 2015 21 Aug'15

  Leadership strategies for CIOs; latest breach puts spotlight on privacy

  Executives -- including CIOs -- are under pressure to deliver from their first day on the job, according to Diana Bersohn, managing director, Accenture Strategy and author of the 2015 paper Go Live ...

• August 21, 2015 21 Aug'15

  Will data privacy finally come to the fore, post-Ashley Madison hack?

  Moral questions abound after the Ashley Madison hack, but will the latest high-profile breach finally spur companies to improve consumer privacy? Also: Amazon's data-driven motivation tactics under scrutiny; Target reaches breach settlement.

• August 20, 2015 20 Aug'15

  Informatica 'CIO-plus' Ginna Raahauge aims for the cloud

  Don't call Informatica's Ginna Raahauge a CIO; she's a 'CIO-plus.'

• August 20, 2015 20 Aug'15

  #CIOChat: Are enterprises ready to upgrade to Windows 10?

  Industry experts think Windows 10 will become the leading OS for enterprises. Will businesses jump on the bandwagon? Join #CIOChat on Aug. 26, at 3 p.m. EST to discuss.

• August 19, 2015 19 Aug'15

  Cloud, mobile apps remain major tech issues for Gartner Catalyst-goers

  IT professionals gathered at Gartner Catalyst to bone up on bleeding-edge technology and apply what they learned to tech issues at home.

• August 18, 2015 18 Aug'15

  Survey: SMB IT spending will reach $600B in 2015

  IT spending for small and medium-sized businesses worldwide is set to reach $597 billion this year, according to Techaisle LLC, an SMB IT market research firm. In the U.S., Techaisle forecasts that ...

• August 18, 2015 18 Aug'15

  Three CIO communication tips that will change the way you lead

  Three communication tips, four characteristics of quantum computing, and the unhappiness of IT architects: The Data Mill reports from Gartner Catalyst.

• August 14, 2015 14 Aug'15

  News from Gartner Catalyst; Google's Alphabet puts innovation first

  Gartner research vice president Paul DeBeasi kicked off its annual Gartner Catalyst conference this week with a subversive idea: that while the technology foundation of "mobile and cloud-first, ...

• August 14, 2015 14 Aug'15

  Google's Alphabet: To boldly go ...

  Google formed a new umbrella company, Alphabet, in an effort to sustain a culture of innovation. Also in Searchlight: Harvard student loses Facebook internship over privacy flap; Apple still isn't diverse enough.

• August 13, 2015 13 Aug'15

  Dissenting views on Windows 10 privacy

  When I talked to two analysts about whether recent criticism of Microsoft’s new privacy policy for its Windows 10 operating system (OS) was overstated -- one tech writer went so far as to say the ...

• August 12, 2015 12 Aug'15

  Seven big data failures to watch out for

  At this week's Gartner Catalyst conference, a session on big data failures drew a crowd of IT leaders eager to avoid the same mistakes.

• August 11, 2015 11 Aug'15

  Gartner Catalyst: Three personas of a successful 21st-century business

  Cloud, mobile and predictive technologies are required but aren't sufficient to compete today. Gartner Catalyst keynoter Paul DeBeasi says most organizations will need a personality makeover.

• August 07, 2015 07 Aug'15

  Windows 10 privacy brouhaha: Overblown?

  Many are crying foul over the new Windows 10 privacy policy, but are they really just crying wolf? Also in Searchlight: Hackers attack Yahoo through Flash bug; hitchhiking bot is beheaded.

• August 07, 2015 07 Aug'15

  For CIOs invested in digital transformation, think platform

  Digital transformation is full of unknowns, but having a platform to enable transformation isn't one of them. MIT's Jeanne Ross explains in this Q&A.

• August 05, 2015 05 Aug'15

  2015 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium guide: Digital disruption

  This Essential Guide compiles all of SearchCIO's coverage of the 2015 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, including panel recaps, video interviews and a comprehensive investigation into the impact of digitization.

• July 31, 2015 31 Jul'15

  Duolingo cofounder explains crowdsourcing to the MIT crowd

  When Luis von Ahn was 12, he dreamed of becoming a "gazillionaire" by building a chain of free gyms where the kinetic energy people expended on exercise equipment would be captured and sold to ...